Process Engineer (Polymer Compounding)

MANFIELD EMPLOYMENT SERVICES PTE LTD; Singapore; On-site; SGD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Manfield Employment Services Pte Ltd seeks a hands-on Polymer Process Engineer with 3+ years of experience in polymer compounding and twin-screw extrusion. You will optimize processing, troubleshoot, and support scale-up of new formulations from lab to production.

You will work closely with Maintenance, R&D, Quality, and Production to maintain process controls and drive continuous improvement, ensuring repeatable production and reliable equipment performance.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience in polymer compounding.
• Strong knowledge of polymer processing, rheology, additive incorporation, and pigment/colour dispersion.
• Experience troubleshooting extrusion processes and optimizing processing conditions.
• Ability to interpret physical, chemical, and process testing data to identify root causes.
• Good understanding of extrusion equipment including feeders, screws, dies, and related controls.

Responsibilities

• Optimize and improve polymer compounding processes for quality, productivity, and efficiency.
• Lead setup, troubleshooting, and optimization of twin-screw extrusion across materials.
• Support scale-up of new formulations from lab to full-scale production.
• Establish and maintain processing parameters for consistent production.
• Troubleshoot extrusion issues: surging, surface defects, dispersion, colour variation.
• Coordinate with maintenance on equipment reliability and uptime, feeder calibration, screws, dies.
• Monitor critical process parameters: temperature, screw speed, torque, pressure, throughput.
• Analyze production and testing data for process improvements and CI initiatives.
• Collaborate with R&D, Quality, Production, and Maintenance on new materials and processes.
• Maintain accurate technical documentation and build process knowledge for repeat production.

Skills

Polymer processing

Rheology

Pigment dispersion

Troubleshooting extrusion

Data interpretation

Problem-solving

Tools

Twin-screw extrusion equipment

Process controls & equipment knowledge

Job description

Responsibilities

• Optimize and improve polymer compounding processes to achieve consistent quality, productivity, and process efficiency.
• Lead the setup, troubleshooting, and optimization of twin-screw extrusion processes across various polymer materials and formulations.
• Support the scale-up of new formulations from laboratory or pilot scale to full-scale commercial production.
• Establish and maintain processing parameters and guidelines to ensure consistent and repeatable production.
• Troubleshoot extrusion-related issues, including surging, surface defects, inconsistent dispersion, and colour variation.
• Work closely with the maintenance team to maintain equipment reliability and production uptime, including feeder calibration, screw configuration, and die maintenance.
• Monitor and document critical process parameters such as temperature profiles, screw speed, torque, pressure, and throughput.
• Analyse production and testing data to identify process improvement opportunities and support continuous improvement initiatives.
• Collaborate with R&D, Quality, Production, and Maintenance teams to ensure successful implementation of new materials and processes.
• Maintain accurate technical documentation and develop process knowledge for repeat production and future scale-up activities.

Requirements

• Minimum 3 years of hands-on experience in polymer compounding, preferably with twin-screw extrusion technology.
• Strong knowledge of polymer processing, rheology, additive incorporation, and pigment/colour dispersion.
• Experience in troubleshooting extrusion processes and optimizing processing conditions.
• Ability to interpret physical, chemical, and process testing data to identify root causes and drive process improvements.
• Good understanding of extrusion equipment, including feeders, screws, dies, and associated process controls.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.